Gia Soleil Espinoza of El Paso, Texas, United States is Miss Earth USA 2026. She will represent the country at Miss Earth USA 2026.
This is the second time Soleil competed for the national title. On July 6, 2025, she represented the state at Miss Earth USA 2025, competed against 32 other candidates at the Schuyler Hall of Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., USA and finished in the Top 12.
It was Haley Grace Poe of Pennsylvania who won the Miss Earth USA 2025 crown. Also crowned were Miss Earth USA – Air 2025 Sydney Hella of Colorado, Miss Earth USA – Water 2025 Madison Hero of New York, Miss Earth USA – Fire 2025 Ta’ya Hazelwood of Wisconsin and Miss Earth USA – Eco 2025 Kiara Landon of Washington.
Miss Earth USA 2026 results
Hosted by Allie Curtis and Brittany Ann Payne, the Miss Earth USA 2026 coronation ceremony was held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 3, 2026. It is the 26th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the Miss Earth candidate of the country.
Queen Beauty Network broadcast the show live. April Lufriu, Faith Maria Porter, Kerry Damiano and Melissa Sapini served as judges.
Including Soleil, a total of 22 women competed for the title. Here are the results:
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE (STATE/REGION) |
Miss Earth USA 2025 | Gia Soleil Espinoza (Texas) |
Miss Earth USA – Air 2025 | April Rodriguez (Lone Star State) |
Miss Earth USA – Water 2025 | Angel Marie Strong (West Coast) |
Miss Earth USA – Fire 2025 | Alanna Lynch (West Virginia) |
Miss Earth USA – Eco 2025 | Autumn Fisher (Kentucky) |
Top 10 | Alysa Cook (Alabama) Katherine Hollenbeck (Florida) Juliana Golden (Gulf Coast) Natasha Alvarez (New Jersey) Madison Nero (Northeast) |
| Top 22 | Leaisa Pasene (Alaska) Amelia Barton (Arizona) Lillian Grace Melton (Bluegrass State) Jiazi Guo (California) Savannah Watson (Colorado) Athulya Narayanan (Connecticut) Sophia Bloom (Massachusetts) Avamarie Mendoza (Michigan) Miia Leon del Cid (Nevada) Aidai Cholpon (New York) Joliesse Carmona Perez (Oregon) Aunisty Mendoza (Washington) |



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